I am a conservation biologist who integrates the fields of behavior, physiology, and ecology.

As a lab, our primary research interests lie in examining the underlying mechanisms for how individuals interact with their environments. Revealing such mechanisms is critical to effective management and conservation. We employ a wide range of techniques, primarily in avian species, when addressing these types of questions, including: observational field studies, wild and captive experiments, hormone analysis, and stable isotope ecology. Our goals are to: 1) provide detailed information on ecological and physiological mechanisms that can reveal processes shaping behavior, life history, and demographics throughout an organism’s life-cycle and, 2) determine how anthropogenic disturbances influence these processes.

﻿Prospective Graduate Students﻿If you are interested in joining my lab, please send me an email with 1) your research interests, 2) a current CV, 3) your GPA and GRE scores, and 4) a list of references.